LONG, Huey Pierce, (husband of Rose McConnell Long, father of Russell B. Long, brother
of George S. Long, and cousin of Speedy P. Long),
a Senator from Louisiana; born on a farm near Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La., August 30, 1893; attended the public schools at Winnfield and
University of Oklahoma School of Law; was engaged as a book peddler,
auctioneer, and salesman; studied law at Tulane University, New Orleans, La.;
admitted to the bar in 1915 and commenced practice in Winnfield; moved to
Shreveport, La., in 1918; railroad commissioner 1918-1928, and commission
chairman 1924-1928; unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for
Governor of Louisiana in 1924; Democratic National committeeman 1928-1935;
elected Governor of Louisiana in 1928 and served from May 21, 1928, until his
resignation effective January 25, 1932, having previously been elected Senator;
elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1930 for the term
commencing March 4, 1931, but did not assume these duties until January 25,
1932, preferring to continue as Governor; served as Senator from January 25,
1932, until his death; announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination
for President in August 1935; shot by an assassin in the State Capitol Building
in Baton Rouge on September 8, 1935, and died on September 10, 1935; interment
on the Capitol Grounds at Baton Rouge, La.

Bibliography

American National Biography;
Dictionary of American Biography; Hair, William Ivy.
The Kingfish and His Realm: The Life and Times of Huey P.
Long. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1991; White,
Richard D., Jr.
Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long. New York: Random House,
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